Practice Nurse

Ashton Medical Group

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Ashton Medical Group. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Practice Nurse to join our ambitious, friendly and supportive Practice in Tameside. We are looking for the right candidate who will share our ethos and commitment to high quality care and continuous improvement.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the delivery of practice nursing services, working as part of the practices multidisciplinary team who provide care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population. The practice nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as health promotion, chronic disease management, health prevention, well woman and well man clinics, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure.

About us

The Practice is long established and offers stability and a cohesive team who work hard to provide our patients with a high standard of clinical excellence. The town of Ashton-under-Lyne has good transport links to the North West and a high standard of local amenities and facilities, including a choice of primary and secondary schools. The Practice takes an innovative approach to the challenges facing Primary Care and we work in close collaboration with the Tameside and Glossop CCG, Ashton PCN and also our neighbouring practices. We participate in local initiatives that are currently being developed within our PCN. The Practice is committed to the progress and development of the PCN.

Date posted

09 September 2021

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A3038-21-4705

Job locations

Glebe Street

Ashton-under-Lyne

Greater Manchester

OL6 6HD

Job description

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the practice nurse. There may be on occasion a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent on factors such as workload and staffing levels:

1. Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes

2. Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients

3. Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on patients health

4. Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical-based evidence, NICE and the NSF

5. Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients

6. Provide travel medicine services

7. Request pathology services as necessary

8. Process pathology results as required

9. Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required

10. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation

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11. Ensure read codes are used effectively

12. Maintain chronic disease registers

13. Develop, implement and embed well woman clinics

14. Develop, implement and embed well man clinics

15. Chaperone patients where necessary

16. Assist GPs with minor surgery when required

17. Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately

18. Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies

19. Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs

20. Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children

21. Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice)

22. Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)

23. Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)

24. Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies

25. Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately

26. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate